DIS vs VZ vs TMUS Stock Comparison

Walt Disney, Verizon Communications and T-Mobile US Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DIS Walt Disney Co
$112.50 +8.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$191.59B
P/E
22.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.86B
Div. yield
0.01%
Film and Television Communication Services
3 wins
VZ Verizon Communications Inc
$44.63 -4.1% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$179.62B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$138.90B
Div. yield
–
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
4 wins
TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc.
$146.54 -11.5% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$157.02B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$92.19B
Div. yield
0.03%
Wireless Carriers Communication Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

T-Mobile US leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (T-Mobile US 5, Verizon Communications 4, Walt Disney 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDISVZTMUSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $191.59B $179.62B $157.02B DIS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.3x 11.1x 14.9x VZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.2x 8.6x 12.9x VZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +1.4% +9.7% TMUS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 11.6% 11.5% VZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -18.0% 8.0% 9.9% TMUS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 3.4x 2.5x DIS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.03% TMUS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.5% +16.2% -33.4% VZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.9%/yr -3.4%/yr +4.6%/yr TMUS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.2% 27.8% 35.6% DIS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 55/100 67/100 TMUS

Percentile Scorecard

DISVZTMUS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDISVZTMUS
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 56 #22 of 49 48 #26 of 49
Growth 61 #43 of 109 36 #30 of 46 78 #11 of 46
Profitability 39 #66 of 107 73 #13 of 46 87 #7 of 46
Financial Health 64 #49 of 133 33 #34 of 50 43 #29 of 50
Shareholder Returns 81 #15 of 73 77 #9 of 36 80 #8 of 36
Overall 57 55 67
  • DIS ranked among 136 companies in Communication Services
  • VZ ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications
  • TMUS ranked among 51 companies in Telecommunications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDISVZTMUSSPY
1 month +8.7%-4.1%-11.5% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%-3.9%-18.6% +2.9%
6 months +9.6%-3.8%-22.8% +6.4%
Year to date -1.1%+9.6%-27.8% +11.4%
1 year -0.5%+16.2%-33.4% +13.1%
3 years +36.3%+30.1%+3.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.9%+9.2%+1.3% +21.5%
5 years -33.6%-15.7%+25.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -7.9%-3.4%+4.6% +10.9%
10 years +20.9%-7.4%+213.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +1.9%-0.8%+12.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDISVZTMUSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.2%27.8%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.7%27.8%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.62-0.40-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.58-0.94 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.2%-44.3%-46.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-13.1%-34.0% -2.5%
52-week high $116.65$51.38$221.98 $779.14
52-week low $92.42$38.40$146.54 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDISVZTMUS
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 17.2x 11.5xmedian 11.6x 15.0xmedian 11.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.1x 1.3xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.7xmedian 9.5x 7.3xmedian 6.9x 7.3xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 9.5x 8.6xmedian 5.6x 8.6xmedian 5.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.6x 1.8xmedian 1.3x 2.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.29 -1.42median 0.24 0.63median 0.24

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDISVZTMUS
Revenue $98.86B $138.90B $92.19B
Gross profit $43.29B $81.57B $57.33B
Operating income -$40.54B $28.53B $18.25B
Net income $9.24B $16.60B $10.56B
Free cash flow $8.29B $21.53B $18.40B
EPS (diluted) $4.93 $3.88 $9.76
Cash & equivalents $5.19B $1.75B $2.83B
Total debt $182.30B $165.23B $84.62B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 4.17B 1.08B
Enterprise value $169.35B $142.75B $141.77B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDISVZTMUS
P/E 22.7x 11.5x 15.0x
P/FCF 23.4x 8.6x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.4x 4.8x 5.5x
P/S 2.0x 1.3x 1.7x
P/B 1.7x 1.8x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -3.5x -3.8x
EV/EBITDA -6.7x 7.3x 7.3x
EV/EBIT -5.8x 12.2x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 2.4x 2.5x 2.6x
EV/FCF 28.4x 16.2x 13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 9.0x 8.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 -1.42 0.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDISVZTMUS
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 1.4% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 1.0% 5.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -6.5% -1.5% 7.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 1.3% 7.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -18.3% -3.3% -5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -1.6% 17.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% -10.9% -13.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -8.3% 19.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.9% -9.9% -9.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.8% -8.1% 23.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.3% 4.6% 13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.8% 1.1% 18.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -28.2% 7.0% 11.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.8% 13.2% 62.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDISVZTMUS
Gross margin 43.8% 58.7% 62.2%
EBITDA margin -35.4% 34.2% 35.4%
Operating margin -41.0% 20.5% 19.8%
Pretax margin 12.9% 15.6% 15.0%
Net margin 8.7% 11.6% 11.5%
FCF margin 8.4% 15.5% 20.0%
Operating cash flow margin 17.2% 27.9% 31.3%
Return on equity 8.0% 15.8% 18.8%
Return on assets 4.5% 4.0% 4.9%
Return on invested capital -18.0% 8.0% 9.9%
Return on capital employed -23.9% 8.1% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 2.3x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDISVZTMUS
Debt / assets 22.5% 40.3% 39.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 3.4x 2.5x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 7.7x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.9% 74.4% 73.7%
Equity / assets 57.1% 25.6% 26.3%
Interest coverage – 3.9x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.54 1.19 1.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDISVZTMUS
Dividend yield 1.3% 6.3% 2.8%
Net buyback yield 4.2% 1.9% 7.7%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 8.2% 10.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.6% – 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.7% – 23.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 109.9% – 15.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDISVZTMUS
Forward P/E 15.2xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $5.20FY2026 $11.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.5%FY2026 +10.4%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -2.6% +7.3% +30.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $95.51BFY2026 $146.21BFY2026 $96.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +5.8%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +0.3% +6.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDISVZTMUS
Held by institutions 75.9% 68.7% 43.1%
Institutions holding 2,940 3,131 1,656
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.1% +4.7%
Institutions buying 1,209 1,594 849
Institutions selling 1,369 1,246 630
Buyers to sellers 0.88 1.28 1.35

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DISVZTMUS
DIS 1.00 0.18 0.17
VZ 0.18 1.00 0.67
TMUS 0.17 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DIS, VZ and TMUS?

Walt Disney (DIS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Walt Disney (DIS) $191.59B, Verizon Communications (VZ) $179.62B, T-Mobile US (TMUS) $157.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, DIS, VZ and TMUS?

Verizon Communications (VZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Walt Disney (DIS) 22.3x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.1x, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Verizon Communications (VZ) is cheapest (Walt Disney (DIS) 15.2x, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.6x, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Walt Disney (DIS) +4.6%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +1.4%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Verizon Communications (VZ) has the highest net margin (Walt Disney (DIS) 8.7%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 11.6%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 11.5%). On return on invested capital, T-Mobile US (TMUS) leads (Walt Disney (DIS) -18.0%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 8.0%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Verizon Communications (VZ) returned the most: Walt Disney (DIS) -0.5%, Verizon Communications (VZ) +16.2%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) -33.4%. Over five years, T-Mobile US (TMUS) compounded fastest (Walt Disney (DIS) -7.9%/yr, Verizon Communications (VZ) -3.4%/yr, T-Mobile US (TMUS) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

T-Mobile US (TMUS) has the highest dividend yield: Walt Disney (DIS) 0.01%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 0.00%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 0.03%. Verizon Communications (VZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Walt Disney (DIS) has been the steadiest (Walt Disney (DIS) 27.2%, Verizon Communications (VZ) 27.8%, T-Mobile US (TMUS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DIS, VZ and TMUS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, T-Mobile US (TMUS) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.